commuting distance

collocation in English

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commuting
noun[U]
uk
/kəˈmjuː.tɪŋ/us
/kəˈmjuː.t̬ɪŋ/
the activity of travelling regularly between work ...
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distance
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.təns/us
/ˈdɪs.təns/
the amount of space between ...
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(Definition ofcommutinganddistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It appears that such a strategy aided recruitment, but it was often at the expense of "poaching" staff from neighbouring services withincommutingdistance.
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It is worth noting that whilst the use of recruitment and retention premiums has benefited some services, they have had a deleterious impact on neighbouring services withincommutingdistance.
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It offered a shortcommutingdistancebetween one's place of work and rest.
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One can imagine that in one of the larger provincial cities the society might have an estate in the city and others withincommutingdistanceoutside.
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In the last fifteen years there has been a striking increase in the population of villages and small towns withincommutingdistanceof the larger centres of population.
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Many people also work in the capital region, which is withincommutingdistance.
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In view of long commuting distances to work, the new car was often a relief which could only be financed by working overtime.
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They tend to live in different neighborhoods that are still withincommutingdistance, although even these differences are quickly disappearing.
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The averagecommutingdistanceis.
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Quite a few people work in the city of rhus, which is only 50 km away and so withincommutingdistance.
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Woodhouse grew quickly into a mining community with the opening of a number of mines withincommutingdistance.
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This in contrast to modernist and globally uniform architecture, as well as opposing to solitary housing estates and suburban sprawl, with long commuting distances and large ecological footprints.
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Since the time cost forms a major part of the total cost of commuter transport, faster modes will reduce real costs, but will also encourage longer commuting distances.
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